The outgoing M3 was capable of an 8mins 15secs lap of the northern loop of the Nurburgring’s Nordschliefe. An official lap time for the V8-engined M3 Coupé has yet to be announced, but during development it was apparent that a figure closer to eight minutes dead is achievable.

I'm not sure what that means. Close to 8:00 or just closer than 8:15, which already an 8:14 would be?